Tony Dobrowolski and I are planning an Arts and Crafts Mini-Bazaar at Grace on Sunday, November 10. We will set up and open at 9:30am to sell our wares, and will go through the coffee hour following the 10:30AM service.

If you would like to show and sell your creations, please contact me or Tony Dobrowolski. Looking forward to folks joining in on the fun. Thanks! 

-Cherryl Holt

Please join Saint Christopher's and Grace Episcopal Churches for a late-afternoon Evensong-a traditional service that includes Canticles, Psalms and Hymns-under the direction of Dr. Dennis Northway. Both Saint Christopher's and Grace will be welcoming

Bishop Joseph Atem to hear about the current conditions in South Sudan. There will be a free-will offering to assist our partner parish, Saint Luke's in Renk Town. Light refreshments will be served after the service in the Parish Hall. Share or join this event on Facebook at this link. 

Here are some facts about South Sudan:

* At least 80 percent of the 8.3 million people in South Sudan are poor - living on the equivalent of 50 cents per day.

* Less than 40 percent of the population has access to any form of health care.

* Eighty-five percent of the total population, and more than 90 percent of women, are illiterate.

* Only about 48 percent of children are enrolled in primary school; the percentage of children entering secondary school is even lower. It is the second lowest in the world after Afghanistan.

* Child mortality is 135 per 1,000 live births, and maternal mortality is approximately one in every 50 live births - the highest rate in the world.

* A 15-year-old girl in South Sudan has a greater chance of dying in childbirth than of finishing school.

Come to Grace Church on Halloween to see the incredible silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, accompanied by our grand 1922 Casavant Pipe Organ played by David Rhodes.  The show begins at 7:30 and is a fundraiser for Grace Church.  Admission is $20 at the door or $10 if you come in costume!  Drinks and popcorn will be available. 

We all grieve and suffer loss in different ways, however, the Christian perspective is that death is a portal not a conclusion.  Join us on November 3 beginning at 4:00PM for an Evensong for the Feast of All Souls.  This is a service to mourn, pray and reflect.  Names of the faithful departed will be read during the prayers in the service.  

As the conclusion of the service, the choir will sing the Mozart Requiem accompanied by members of the Handel Week Festival orchestra.  The soloists for the Requiem will be Nicci Krebasch, Susan Gosdick, Gerald Frantzen and David de Jong.

Kindly invite your friends to this moving service.

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